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Kauai Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, December 29th, 6:05pm PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 50° 76.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 50° 77.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 110° 76.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 110° 77.5 °F Waimea Bay, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 327° --- --- 78.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.9 ft 12 sec 13° --- --- 77.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 13 sec 37° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.2 ft 12 sec 315° --- --- 79.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 9 sec 166° --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.9 ft 13 sec 324° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 245° --- --- 79.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 10° --- --- 78.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 90° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 80° 79.2 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.6 ft 11 sec 354° --- --- 84.4 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 12 sec 63° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.5 ft 9 sec 80° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 9 sec 70° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 11 sec 357° --- --- 85.5 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Lower Limahuli NNW (340°) 2-6 kt 3:15 pm  Mon 12/29 Common Ground E (100°) 4-7 kt 3:15 pm  Mon 12/29 Moloaa Dairy ESE (120°) 6-12 kt 2:45 pm  Mon 12/29 Hanamaulu ENE (60°) 4-7 kt 3:15 pm  Mon 12/29 Lihue ENE (70°) 8 kt 3:00 pm  Mon 12/29 Nawiliwili Nos ENE (60°) 7-9 kt 3:24 pm  Mon 12/29 Poipu ENE (70°) 5-14 kt 3:00 pm  Mon 12/29 Lawai Ntbg E (80°) 10-16 kt 3:15 pm  Mon 12/29 Port Allen E (80°) 12-17 kt 3:00 pm  Mon 12/29 Makaha Ridge NW (310°) 1-4 kt 3:11 pm  Mon 12/29 Mana NNW (330°) 5-10 kt 3:34 pm  Mon 12/29 Barking Sands NNW (330°) 6 kt 3:00 pm  Mon 12/29 Puu Lua SW (230°) 1-3 kt 3:35 pm  Mon 12/29 Puu Opae NW (310°) 5-10 kt 3:34 pm  Mon 12/29 Waimea Heights W (280°) 4-10 kt 3:35 pm  Mon 12/29 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 291350 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 349 AM HST Mon Dec 29 2025 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 349 AM HST Mon Dec 29 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A surface ridge near Kauai will retreat to the north today, allowing east to southeast winds to develop across the island chain. Easterly trade winds will strengthen Tuesday and Wednesday as high pressure builds to the north. Kauai Northwest Waters- 349 AM HST Mon Dec 29 2025 TODAY East winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. TONIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 14 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds. TUESDAY East winds to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 14 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 15 seconds and east 6 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 13 seconds and east northeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight. THURSDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 9 seconds and north 4 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers. FRIDAY East northeast winds to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds, north 4 feet at 12 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Windward Waters- 349 AM HST Mon Dec 29 2025 TODAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. TONIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 14 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. TUESDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 14 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 15 seconds and east 5 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 13 seconds and east 5 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. THURSDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 9 seconds and north 4 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds, north 4 feet at 12 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Leeward Waters- 349 AM HST Mon Dec 29 2025 TODAY East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers. TONIGHT East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. TUESDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 14 seconds. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 15 seconds and east 6 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 13 seconds and east northeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 9 seconds and north 4 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers through the day. FRIDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds, north 4 feet at 12 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Channel- 349 AM HST Mon Dec 29 2025 TODAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers this morning. TONIGHT East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 14 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. TUESDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 14 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east 3 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 15 seconds and east northeast 5 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 13 seconds and east northeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 9 seconds and north 4 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers. FRIDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds, north 4 feet at 12 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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